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Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Hepatic Storage Iron in Transfusional Iron Overload

PURPOSE: To quantify the two principal forms of hepatic storage iron, diffuse, soluble iron (primarily ferritin), and aggregated, insoluble iron (primarily hemosiderin) using a new MRI method in patients with transfusional iron overload. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Six healthy volunteers and twenty patie...

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Main Authors: Tang, Haiying, Jensen, Jens H., Sammet, Christina L., Sheth, Sujit, Swaminathan, Srirama V., Hultman, Kristi, Kim, Daniel, Wu, Ed X., Brown, Truman R., Brittenham, Gary M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3761000/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23720394
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmri.24171
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